I've been pondering the development of Aviation and it's related technologies and I think that various Countries around the world have each made their own unique contribution to the area. I offer a couple as the start of a list, please feel free to comment, argue, add your own thoughts.
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What tactics did the pilots that flew the P-47 use to fight the Luftwaffe? I ask this question because the ideal fighter would have good maneuverability, tight turn, good acceleration and good rate of climb. But the P-47 had 0 of these attributes. The only advantages the P-47 had was sometimes...
Hello all,
I'm new to this particular website, but I have been searching the internet intensely this last year for information about a relative's time serving in the USN during WW2. He flew PBYs and later on, PB4Y-1s with VB-104.
Anyway, I have another distant relative, George E...
Username: Ozhawk40
First name: Peter
Category: Advanced
Scale: 1/48
Manufacturer: Airfix
Model Type: Supermarine Spitfire Mk. I
Aftermarket additions: Montex paint masks, Eduard seat belts, decals from the spares box.
For this build I have chosen the aircraft of Flight Lieutenant...
Fact Not Fiction Film: A UK documentary that tells the story of the remarkable ladies who flew for the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA) in World War Two.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez81N-YFGtM
My father flew in these aircraft, along with others, during WWII. On D-Day he was involved with dropping paratroops and gliders. I have been unable to complete my collection of videos of the aircraft he flew in as I have only a very short video of the Albemarle. I would appreciate information as...
While playing golf Monday, a B-24 with P-51 on wing flew by on approach to the field at Torrance. Shortly thereafter a B-17 flew by. We do see these quite regularly but it is always thrill!
The following link shows a complete and extensive reporting a collection of photos, some known and others, rare and dramatic, about this iconic group of pilots who flew and fought in WW2:
Aviação em Floripa
Hope you enjoy and I count on your visit!
What an amazing day yesterday. I was hired to photograph an event for Wish of a Lifetime. The wish was for 93-year-old Marion Rodgers to get to fly in a Mustang again. Yesterday, the wish was fulfilled. Marion Rodgers was one of the Tuskegee airmen. He flew 69 combat missions over Europe from...